Snapshots of the Past

[Five people working in a reading room(?) of the Library of Congress] – Vintage Wall Art

[Five people working in a reading room(?) of the Library of Congress], [between 1897 and 1926] — historic photograph
[Five people working in a reading room(?) of the Library of Congress], [between 1897 and 1926]. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This historic photograph of [Five people working in a reading room(?) of the Library of Congress] brings a moment of history to your wall. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

Order it framed and ready to hang, or unframed to match a frame you already love. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.

[Five people working in a reading room(?) of the Library of Congress]

Order a print

Secure checkout · SSL encryptedPowered by Stripe and PayPal

Free shipping in the lower 48 states. The checkout page shows the picture, size and price before you pay.

Sign up for our newsletter

Sent securely. No purchase needed. Unsubscribe anytime.

Ask about licensing or this print

Five people are at work in what the record tentatively identifies as a reading room of the Library of Congress, and the uncertain attribution is worth keeping in mind. The date range runs from 1897, the year the library's Main Building (now the Thomas Jefferson Building) opened, to 1926. The building's large reading rooms, with their tall windows and ornate interiors, were designed to hold a growing public collection and a staff that had outgrown its earlier quarters in the Capitol. Pictures like this one show how the library's work looked in its first decades in the new building.

Created / published[between 1897 and 1926]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1890-1930.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan910 × 731 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-195131

More from the Historic Print Archive collection

Snapshots of the Past helps heritage brands, museums, historians and storytellers tell stories with history: historic prints, image licensing and historical storytelling drawn from more than 25 years of research and curation.

Related pictures

[Three women working at Main Reading Room card catalog in the Library of Congress] / Harris & Ewing.[Three women working at Main Reading Room card catalog in the Library of Congres[Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress under construction][Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress under construction][Reading Room, Prints Division, Library of Congress][Reading Room, Prints Division, Library of Congress][Stone carvers and cutters' sheds used in the construction of the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress][Stone carvers and cutters' sheds used in the construction of the Jefferson Buil[Ethnological heads for the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress][Ethnological heads for the Jefferson Building, Library of Congress]Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children reading library books / Cleo Sara.Wee Willie Winkie runs through the town ... to count the many children reading l